Gilgo Beach murder cops search new location as suspect Rex Heuermann remains in ... trends now Cops reportedly sweeping wooded area in Manorville, New York Suspect Rex Heuermann, is charged with murder of four sex workers By Bethan Sexton For Dailymail.Com Published: 19:08 BST, 24 April 2024 | Updated: 19:11 BST, 24 April 2024 Viewcomments A new search is underway in connection to the Gilgo Beach murder investigation, according to police sources. Detectives began searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York on Tuesday, with the sweep continuing on Wednesday, ABC News reports. The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office declined to comment to the outlet on the specifics of the search. Rex Heuermann, 60, is charged with murdering four female sex workers whose bodies were found buried on a remote stretch of Gilgo Beach more than 10 years ago. He was arrested in July and initially charged with killing Melissa Barthelemy, 24, Megan Waterman, 22, and Amber Lynn Costello 27. A new search is underway in connection to the Gilgo Beach murder investigation, according to police sources. Rex Heuermann, 60, is charged with murdering four female sex workers The first victim, 24-year-old Melissa Barthelemy, was discovered by Suffolk County Police on December 11, 2010. The body of Megan Waterman, 22, from Maine, was found two days later Heuermann is also charged with killing Amber Costello (left) and Maureen Brainard-Barnes (right) In February, he was also charged with the murder of Maureen Brainard-Barnes, 25. The women were found wrapped in burlap and buried along the remote stretch of Ocean Parkway on Long Island's South Shore over a decade ago. Heuermann has pleaded not guilty to all counts and currently remains in jail awaiting trial. The women's remains were discovered during the search for 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert, an escort from New Jersey who had vanished in May 2010 after making a frantic 911 call. Her remains were found along the same stretch of coast in December 2011 - and it was her body that led police to the discovery of the 'Gilgo Four'. No one has ever been charged in Gilbert's death and police said it may have been accidental - but her family believe she was murdered. Read more: Share or comment on this article: Gilgo Beach murder cops search new location as suspect Rex Heuermann remains in jail All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility